Meet the cast of Feud: Bette and Joan

Who plays who in BBC2’s new drama about the bitter Hollywood rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland was another one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of classical Hollywood.

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Where do I recognise Catherine Zeta-Jones from?

Zeta-Jones won an Oscar for her 2002 performance in Chicago. She is also well known for her roles in the movies The Terminal, Ocean’s Twelve and Entrapment.

Kathy Bates as Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell was another Hollywood legend – her career took off a good bit earlier than Davis and Crawford’s, in the 1930s.

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Where do I recognise Kathy Bates from?

Bates is yet another Oscar winner among the cast, having won for her lead role in Misery in 1990. She’s also known for the movies Fried Green Tomatoes, Dolores Claiborne and About Schmidt. She also starred more recently in Midnight in Paris alongside Owen Wilson as well as the series American Horror Story and the US version of The Office.